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Vocab. 1
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English
10th Grade
10/05/2010

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abash
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to humiliate, destroy self cofidence
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asylum
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institution for help of someone with special needs
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burnish
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to polish surface with friction
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coagulate
Definition
change of liquid to thickened mass
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conventional
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traditional
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desecrate
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to violate something sacred or important
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diverge
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to branch off
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engrossed
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to occupy the mind, to have much interest
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extemporaneous
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to perform something with little knowledge previously 
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flammable 
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to be easily caught on fire
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gibe 
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to taunt or mock with sarcastic remarks
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homely
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to be lacking physical attractiveness
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inaccessible 
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not accessible, unapproachable 
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inflict 
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to impose something unwelcoming
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integral 
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necessary to the completeness of the whole
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leper 
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a person rejected for unacceptable acts
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meager 
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to be lacking quality, richness, fullness
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nimble 
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to be quick and light
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ostracize
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to exclude someone from social things
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pillage
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to rob by open violence and take goods
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proponent
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someone who proposes an idea and argues for it/ supports it
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recapitulation 
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to recap, brief summary of something
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retrospect 
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to look back on the past 
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serene 
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peaceful, calming, undisturbed
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sparse
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bare
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summit 
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the highest point of something 
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terrestrial
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pertaining to land as distinct from water
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unflinching
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not flinching
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verve
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liveliness, enthusiam
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writhe 
Definition
to bend or twist into pain
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